With just a couple of days to go before all four Republican candidates for the District 12 Congressional seat meet for an Evans debate, two of the candidates already are tangling.

The campaign of Maria Sheffield sent out an announcement Tuesday afternoon, accusing Wright McLeod of “going negative” and “using the Democratic tactic of tracking” after a McLeod staffer videotaped a recent Sheffield speech.

Columbia County investigators are looking for a man who robbed an Evans gas station early Tuesday.

Just after midnight, a man wearing a hooded jacket with a scarf over his face walked into the TPS station on Washington Road at William Few Parkway and pointed a pistol at the clerk, according to a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office report.

The man took cash and cigarettes, and then ran from the store. He last was seen headed south on William Few Parkway. Neither the clerk nor a customer in the store were harmed during the holdup.

Follow @ColumbiaCounty A town hall meeting to discuss a lawsuit over property damage and environmental issues at Jones Creek Golf Club was abruptly canceled Monday after the defendants’ lawyers objected. “To avoid any legal issues with the court or accusations from the defendants, we believe it is better to postpone the scheduled meeting for tonight,” said fliers handed out to dozens of residents who had gathered at the clubhouse. The 175-page lawsuit was filed in U.S.

As soon as Nolan Belcher entered Game 1 of the College World Series Sunday night for the South Carolina Gamecocks, I knew what was coming. I had seen the left-handed ace win three high school state championships (one at Augusta Christian and two at Greenbrier) with a fastball in the 90s and one of the best curveballs I've ever seen.

But that's not what ESPN commentators Mike Patrick and Kyle Peterson pointed out when Belcher trotted to the mound in the eighth inning with Arizona leading 5-1 and threatening again.

Jones Creek Golf Club will host a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss a lawsuit filed last October against Columbia County and several developers over alleged damages to Willow Lake and nearby properties.

The 175-page complaint was filed in U.S. District Court by Jones Creek Investors, the owners of the 195-acre golf course and related amenities, and by the environmental group Savannah Riverkeeper Inc.

EUGENE, Ore. — Former Lakeside High and University of Georgia standout Reese Hoffa won the men’s shot put Sunday at the U.S. track trials with a mark of 72 feet, 2 ¼ inches to earn a spot on the Olympic team.

Hoffa also won the 2008 Olympic trials, but finished seventh in Beijing.

Ryan Whiting was second at 71-¾, and Christian Cantwell was third at 69-9 ¾. Cantwell won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympics.

Joseph Banks remembers driving on Interstate 20 early Saturday and everything being fine. The next thing he remembers is his Ford F-350 flying across the grass, hitting the guardrail “and just eating it up.”

Within three seconds, his truck burst into flames.

He was trapped between his seat and the dashboard, which had been crushed by the concrete “weigh station” sign the truck hit near mile marker 187.

Scott Woodhams’ custom Land Rover Discovery gets attention in grocery store parking lots. But it’s nothing compared to the interest he generates when he and friend Bernard Barbour drive around town in their matching SUVs outfitted with roof racks, 100-watt spotlights, brush guards and rooftop tents.